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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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